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The Digging Trench For Pipe Laying Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unclear work instructions
- Lack of proper planning
- 2. Site Assessment
- Unidentified underground utilities
- Inadequate soil analysis
- 3. Area Set-Up
- Unauthorised access
- Insufficient warning signs
- 4. Establish Perimeter
- Inadequate barricading
- Trip hazards
- 5. PPE Inspection
- Defective equipment
- Non-compliance with PPE requirements
- 6. Soil Testing
- Incorrect soil classification
- Exposure to contaminants
- 7. Marking Utilities
- Damage to existing services
- Inaccuracy in marking
- 8. Shovel Digging by Hand
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Manual handling accidents
- 9. Machinery Setup
- Incorrect operation
- Machine malfunction
- 10. Excavation Start
- Cave-ins
- Falling debris
- 11. Monitoring for Hazardous Gases
- Exposure to harmful gases
- Inaccurate readings
- 12. Spoil Removal
- Heavy lifting injuries
- Dust inhalation
- 13. Installation of Pipe Bedding
- Crushing injuries
- Misalignment issues
- 14. Delivery of Pipes
- Falling pipes
- Collision risks
- 15. Lowering Pipes into Trench
- Pinch points
- Unstable load
- 16. Pipe Alignment
- Miscommunication among workers
- Improper alignment tools
- 17. Joining Pipes
- Chemical exposure
- Equipment malfunctions
- 18. Initial Backfill
- Collapse of trench walls
- Inadequate compaction
- 19. Final Backfill
- Overfilling
- Soil settling issues
- 20. Site Clean Up
- Leftover debris
- Verification of completion